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Community Service

At Jill S. Schwartz & Associates, we believe that giving back to the community is vitally important. Our Community Action Team meets regularly to discuss the most significant areas of need in the Central Florida area.

Due to the pandemic, our 2020 holiday party was conducted via Zoom. Our staff members each selected a charity they were passionate about and donations were made by the firm to the following:

  • Adult Literacy League
  • American Cancer Society
  • American Heart Association
  • American Humane Society
  • Backpack for the Streets
  • Base Camp
  • Cross World Africa, Inc.
  • Hailey’s Angels Pet Rescue
  • K9’s for Warriors
  • National Association for Mental Illness (“NAMI”)
  • OCBA Legal Aid
  • Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando
  • Polka Dogs Pet Rescue
  • Second Harvest Food Bank
  • Soldier’s Angels
  • Support Our Scholars
  • Z Family of Christian Radio Stations

Additionally, the Firm’s attorneys and staff devote significant time and resources to over a dozen charitable organizations each year including:

United Way of Central Florida
  • Women’s Leadership Council member
  • Women’s Leadership Council Chair (2015-2017)
  • Literacy Book Drive
Hospice of the Comforter
  • Past Board of Directors
  • Organizer and Chairperson of annual Life.Art.Music event (2003-2010), raising several million dollars for the building of Central Florida’s first inpatient facility for end-of-life care
Harbor House of Central Florida
  • Board of Directors
  • Purple Door Luncheon Co-Chair and sponsor
  • Paws for Peace Co-Chair and sponsor
Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center
  • Board of Directors
  • Dinner of Tribute Committee
Orlando Ballet
  • Past Board of Directors
  • Personnel Committee
  • Advisory Council
American Heart Association
  • Circle of Red
  • Go Red Luncheon Co-Chair
Boy and Girls Town
  • Past Board of Directors
  • Annual holiday wish list fulfillment
Ronald McDonald House
  • Annual preparation of care packages for patients and families
  • Serving dinner to patients and families
Central Florida Women’s Resource Center
  • Summit Award Selection Committee
  • Sponsor of annual Summit Award event
Legal Aid, Orange County Bar Association
  • Gala Chair 2013, 2014, 2015
    benefitting the Legal Aid Society and the Orange County Bar Foundation
Second Harvest Food Bank
  • Staff members volunteer delivering services
Women’s Residential and Counseling Center
  • Sponsor event and volunteer at Halloween party for disadvantaged children
Wekiva Wilderness Trust
  • Past Board of Directors
  • Co-Sponsor of Wekiwa Springs Fall Fest
Jobs Partnership of Florida
  • Staff members volunteer for LifeWorks Training program to deliver job coaching to displaced and disadvantaged workers
Jewish National Fund
  • Board of Directors
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
  • MS 150 bike ride annual sponsor
Support Our Scholars
  • Board of Directors
Orange County Animal Shelter
  • Sponsors of heartworm treatment for several dogs to assist in dog adoptions
AdventHealth Foundation Central Florida
  • Former Hospice House Board of Directors
  • Member of the AdventHealth Foundation Philanthropy Council
  • Volunteer of the Month (April 2020)